He played college football for the Texas Longhorns, unanimous All-American honors and helping the team win the 2005 BCS Championship.
He had an eight-year, injury-plagued pro football career during which he played for the Detroit Lions, Buffalo Bills, Pittsburgh Steelers, Chicago Bears and Atlanta Falcons.
He was selected by the Lions in the fifth round of the 2006 NFL draft and was the starting left tackle for the Steelers in Super Bowl XLV.
[1] In 2005, he was a unanimous first-team All-American and a played in the Rose Bowl when Texas defeated the USC Trojans 41–38 to win the BCS National Championship.
[5] Though not expected to start in his rookie year, he became a starter before breaking his hip in the last game of the season that required surgery to repair.
In 2009, he started 8 games for Buffalo and played in 2 more but spent some time inactive due to ankle and eye injuries.
A few days after being cut by the Steelers, on July 24, 2012, Scott signed with the Detroit Lions again, but was subsequently released again in late August after being placed on injured reserve.